Shawn, I can always count on you for an interesting list. Some of these I have been meaning to check out [Wavves, Pains of being pure at heart], and the Magic Kids I need to discover. Also, since I need to check out the Chicago bands since I'm in Oak Park. Thanks for the cool tips.

> Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 16:11:52 -0700
> From: thursdayinjune@yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: Best of 2009 - first half
> To: audities@smoe.org
> 
> 
> My favorites so far seem to fall into a handful of obvious groupings:
> 
> Really strong records from veteran bands who Michael Azerrad happened to write about in 'Our Band Could Be Your Life': 
> Sonic Youth - The Eternal
> Dinosaur Jr. - Farm
> 
> Fuzzy indie pop hearkening back to the C86 days:
> The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - S/T
> Very Truly Yours - Reminders EP
> 
> Shoegazey indie pop with female vocals and more than one Cocteau Twins record in their collection:
> School of Seven Bells - Alpinisms
> 
> Extremely noisy low-fi indie rock with hidden pop songs underneath (and a frontman/only-man rapidly wearing out his welcome):
> Wavves - Wavvves
> 
> Good solid indie rock with some moments of sweeping grandeur:
> Cymbals Eat Guitars - Why There Are Mountains
> 
> Young, enthusiastic, and charming bands with great big teenage ambitions:
> Smith Westerns - S/T (little bit o' glam)
> The Magic Kids - "Hey Boy" single, and eagerly awaiting more (whole lot o' Beach Boys)
>  
> I've been happy to see my two favorite new Chicago bands get Reader profiles over the last month or so:
> 
> Here's the piece on Very Truly Yours: 
> http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/musicreviews/090709/
> http://www.myspace.com/verytrulymusic
> 
> And here's the one on the Smith Westerns:
> http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/sharpdarts/090618/
> http://www.myspace.com/smithwesterns
> 
> --Shawn
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